British Prime Minister drawn in the nude

LONDON, June 4 (UPI) -- The centerpiece of the Royal Academy's summer exhibition in London will be a drawing of British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his wife Cherie, in the nude.

The drawing, done by artist Michael Sandle, depicts Blair and his wife being expelled from their home in the buff and is modeled on paintings of Adam and Eve being expelled from the Garden of Eden, The Daily Mail reported Monday.

The 15-by-5 foot picture is the artists' representation of criticism of the Blair's decision to go to war in Iraq.

The Blairs are shown alongside a British soldier beating Iraqi civilians and a pile of Iraqi corpses piled up to the windows of their Downing Street home, said the Mail.

"I wasn't going to submit this year but I suddenly felt overcome with anger at the way Blair has messed up," said Sandle, 71. "He doesn't appear to feel a twinge of conscience about Iraq because he is so sure that he did the right thing."